Table Of Contents - Lenovo System x3550 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Guidelines for trained service technicians . . . . . . vi
Inspecting for unsafe conditions . . . . . . . vi
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment. . . vii
Safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1. The Lenovo System
x3550 M4 server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware and software requirements . . . . . 3
Using the Documentation Browser
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . 5
Server features and specifications . . . . . . . . 5
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . .
Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . .
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operator information panel
Light path diagnostics panel . . . . . . . .
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server power features . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2. Installing optional
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Instructions for Business Partners. . . . . . . .
How to send DSA data . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System-board internal connectors. . . . . .
System-board external connectors . . . . .
System-board switches, jumpers, and
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . .
System-board optional-device connectors . .
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . .
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . .
Working inside the server with the power on . .
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . .
Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drive IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing hot-swap hard disk drives . . . . .
Installing simple-swap hard disk drives . . . .
Installing an optional DVD drive . . . . . . .
Installing an optional DVD drive cable . . . .
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Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . .
DIMM installation sequence . . . . . . . .
Memory mirrored channel . . . . . . . . .
Memory rank sparing . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . .
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller . . . .
Installing the ServeRAID adapter memory
module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash power
module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing the dual-port network adapter . . . . .
Installing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a hot-swap ac power supply . . . .
Installing a hot-swap dc power supply . . . .
Installing a hot-swap fan . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash
device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing an additional microprocessor and heat
sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thermal grease . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option . . . . .
Installing the operator information panel
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . .
Replacing the air baffle . . . . . . . . . .
Replacing the cover . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . .
Updating the server configuration . . . . . .
Chapter 3. Configuring . . . . . . . . 91
Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Setup utility
Using the Boot Manager
Starting the backup server firmware . . . . . 102
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer . . . 102
Using the integrated management module . . 102
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using the embedded hypervisor . . . . . . 105
Configuring the Ethernet controller . . . . . 106
Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet
software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Enabling Features on Demand RAID
software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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